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Frutex 5.6-pedalis, ramosus. Folia 21.3 poll longa, 
10-12 lin. lata. Petioli 3 lin. circiter longi. Stipulæ sub- 
concrete, utrinque bifidæ, laciniis subulatis, demum deciduis. 
Corolla flava, tubo intus barbato. 
442, Borreria Organensis ; caulibus basi fruticosis prostratis, 
ramis adscendentibus teretiusculis glabris fistulosis, foliis 
anguste lanceolatis acutis vix petiolatis venis 4-5 obliquis 
supra nervo medio pubescentibus marginibus scabriusculis, 
dentibus stipularum 5-7 in setas abeuntibus vagine lon- 
gitudine, capitulis terminalibus hemisphæricis foliis 4 invo- 
lucratis, genitalibus exsertis, capsula oblonga pilosa denti- 
bus calycinis 4 linearibus hirtis coronata. 
Has. Open grassy places on the Organ Mountains at an 
elevation of about 3000 feet. Fl. January. 
Near B. scabiosiodes. Cham. et Schl., but besides other 
differences is distinguished by its pilose capsule, and the 
want of long hairs on the involucral leaves. 
438. Rubia afinis ; tota pilosa, caule acute tetragono, foliis 
quaternatis obovato-oblongis obtusis mucronatis margine 
revolutis uninerviis supra glabriusculis subtus longe pilosis, 
pedunculis axillaribus oppositis unifloris folio longioribus, 
bracteis lanceolatis acuminatis, bacca sessili dense pilosa. 
Has. In open places, in forests among bushes, at an eleva- 
tion of about 4000 feet on the Organ Mountains. 
Herba. Caules diffusi, ramosissimi. Folia 4 lin. longa, 
1-14 lin. lata, Corolla rotata, alba, 4-lobata, lobis acutis 
extus pilosis. Ovarium pilosum. | 
5765. Rubia rupestris ; piloso-hirta, caule acute tetragono, 
foliis quaternatis uninerviis supra glabriusculis nitidis 
subtus Pilosis, pedunculis axillaribus oppositis unifloris 
folio duplo fere brevioribus, braeteis ovato-oblongis acutis, 
sessili glabra, 
Has. Procumbent on the rocky summit of the Organ Moun- 
tains, F7, February. 
Herba, Caules diffusi, ramosissimi. Folia breve petio- 
2738 lin, longa, 14 lin. lata. Corolla rotata, 4-lobata, 
